Hello! Welcome to my Cyprus International 4-day Challenge blog. The Challenge is a stage race held in the Akamas peninsula of Cyprus, taking in four very different races - and I'll be blogging throughout.My runningI've been running for about four

After a couple of days of lying around on a sunlouger by the pool (very pleasant) and dwelling on the races ahead (not so pleasant) the wheels finally began to grind into motion. Yesterday was a busy day - by the standards of the life of luxury I

heavy in my legs. If that wasn't the perfect finish to my Cyprus Challenge, a clanging sign of how much I can get back out of the training I put in - and motivation to keep running - I don't know what is.Time: 1:11:59Pace: 11:41/milePosition: 339/343

was bricking it at the start of the half-marathon. I genuinely didn't know whether I'd make it round in one piece - or have my Challenge come to a premature end, carted off by the sweeper van (or ambulance).But I took it super slow and steady (with yet more

cruel.Last time I ran the Challenge, the 11K was by far my least favourite of the four, so I was dreading it this week in my unfit state. In 2009 I had simply never ran a race like it - it was a total culture shock. I went about it all the wrong way

and Mike Gratton himself, from the moment you sign up until the moment you fly home. More Travel Highlights...Himalayan Kingdom Marathon (incl. Tigers Nest 17K & Dragon 25K) (November 16 - 26)Cyprus International 4-Day Challenge (November 30-December 3)Las